本书主要介绍的是中国功夫，在漫长历史时光中，从来都是闪烁着灿烂的爱国主义光辉。每当国家处于危难之际，总有身怀绝技的武林高手、仁人志士挺身而出，前赴后继：一身报国有万死、须把乾坤力挽回。他们加入国家复兴主流，一次次化险为夷，变乱为治，蹶而复振。

朱千华，中国作家协会会员，现居广西南宁。系《中国国家地理》杂志、美国《国家地理》杂志资深作家。作品散见于《人民文学》《花城》《延河》《散文》《美文》等杂志。获首届朱自清文学奖。出版著作20多部，代表作有《家山何处》《三沙人文地理》《南方秘境》《挺进大石山》《青山壮歌》《稻作原乡》等。2019年11月，获中国作家协会“‘深入生活、扎根人民’主题实践先进个人”荣誉称号。
广西卫视《第一书记》栏目，中国首档美丽乡村公益节目，于2014年2月21日开播至今，是国内各大卫视中唯一长年周播的脱贫攻坚公益类节目。栏目主要介绍贫困村党组织第一书记、扶贫工作队队员与乡亲们培育特色产业、改善生产生活条件，展示广西脱贫攻坚中的感人事迹，调动社会各界爱心资源和力量投入脱贫攻坚和乡村振兴。

Contents
Preface
Chapter Ⅰ Kung Fu Is both Martial Arts and Philosophy
Section 1 Bruce Lee: Great Pioneer of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Section 2 Kung Fu = Martial Arts?
Section 3 Evolution History of Kung Fu
Chapter Ⅱ The Spirit of Martial Arts
Section 1 Origin of Wushu
Section 2 Shang-Zhou Wushu: Value Justice above Material Gains
Section 3 Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period: The Glory of Assassins
Section 4 The Han Dynasty: Warriors Shone Like Stars
Section 5 Wushu in the Wei-Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties: Integration with Buddhism
Section 6 The Prosperous Tang Dynasty: A Sword Equaltoa Million Troops
Section 7 The Song Dynasty: 18 Kinds of Kung Fu Skills
Section 8 The Yuan Dynasty: Horn Butting Wrestling and Horsemanship and Archery
Section 9 The Ming Dynasty: Development of Kung Fu
Section 10 The Qing Dynasty: Good at Riding and Shooting
Section 11 Fighting to Erase the Humiliating Tag of ‘Sick Man of East Asia’
Section 12 Fight the Japanese with Kung Fu: Defend the Motherland
Chapter Ⅲ Kung Fu: Shaolin in the North and Wudang in the South
Section 1 History of Shaolin Kung Fu
Section 2 Wudang Kung Fu: Good at External and Internal Cultivation
Chapter Ⅳ Kung Fu in Chinese Martial Arts Fiction
Section 1 Ancient Kung Fu Fiction: Martial Arts and Swordsmen
Section 2 Kung Fu Fiction on Legal Cases
Section 3 Old-style Kung Fu Novels
Section 4 New-genre Kung Fu Novels
Chapter Ⅴ Kung Fu Movies
Section 1 Heavenly King: Bruce Lee and the Kung Fu Movie
Section 2 Chinese Kung Fu and Kung Fu Movies Going Global
Appendix
Appendix 1 Main Schools of Chinese Traditional Martial Arts
Appendix 2 A Brief Chinese Chronology